Article: 2500 MHz band gets (test) legs.(News)

Byline: JEFFREY SILVA

The Federal Communications Commission last week unanimously voted to move ahead with what amounts to be "the great experiment'' for spectrum reform, proposing to make the 2500-2690 MHz band a test bed for a mix of advanced wireless technologies on frequencies used by schools and churches that regulators say are underutilized.

The plan to reconfigure the 2500-2600 MHz band reflects the boldest effort to date by the FCC to take spectrum reforms-including regulatory flexibility, unlicensed wireless expansion and market-driven spectrum licensing-out of the lab and into the commercial arena.

The FCC plan also addresses another ...

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